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Peter Green - April 14, 2025
Lucknow Super Giants have a strong batting line-up with several consistent players. However, their bowling isn’t very strong, and their captain Rishabh Pant’s poor form is a big concern. On Monday, they will face Chennai Super Kings, who are one of the most out-of-form teams in the tournament.
As of April 11, 2025, the Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings have faced each other five times in the Indian Premier League. LSG holds a slight advantage with three victories, CSK has secured one win, and one match ended without a result.
At the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, the teams have met twice. In their first encounter at this venue on March 31, 2022, LSG triumphed by 6 wickets. Their second meeting on May 3, 2023, was abandoned due to rain.
Considering the past three seasons since LSG’s inception in 2022, they have been the more successful side in this head-to-head matchup, leading CSK with a 3-1 record, with one no-result.
Captain- Rishabh Pant
Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
Impact Players- Prince Yadav, Akash Deep
Captain- MS Dhoni
Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja Shivam Dube, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.
Impact Players- Sam Curran, Nathan Ellis
Nicholas Pooran (LSG): Pooran is in great form this season. He has scored over 40 runs in all but one match and has hit three half-centuries of 70+ runs. He is currently at the top of the Orange Cap list.
Shardul Thakur (LSG): Shardul Thakur is Lucknow’s leading wicket-taker this season. He has taken nine wickets in five matches and picked up two wickets in his last game against KKR.
Noor Ahmad (CSK): Noor Ahmad, who holds the Purple Cap right now, has taken 11 wickets this season. In the last match, he gave away 36 runs and took one wicket in three overs, which was his least effective performance so far.
Lucknow Super Giants won a tight game against a struggling KKR side in their last match. However, it’s worth noting that their bowlers were tested even while defending a big total of 238 runs.
Chennai Super Kings will take some confidence into Monday’s match as Mahendra Singh Dhoni is expected to lead the side, with regular captain Ruturaj Gaikwad likely out due to injury.
Chennai’s batting has been inconsistent lately. They haven’t crossed 85 runs in the first 10 overs in three of their last four matches. Missing Ruturaj Gaikwad could affect their start again.
No CSK batter has scored more than 70 this season. Their highest is 69 by Vijay Shankar. In contrast, Nicholas Pooran has three 70+ scores and Mitchell Marsh has two.
Two LSG top-order batters lead the six-hitting chart this season—Pooran with 24 sixes and Marsh with 15. Aiden Markram has added 8 more, making this a strong bet.
